The European Commission has awarded Europe's most promising digital innovations emerging from EU funded research and innovation projects. Gr3n (pronounced ‘green’) from Switzerland won the 2018 Innovation Radar Prize for for their breakthrough technology for ‘upcycling’ PET / polyester. The awards ceremony took place at the European Commission's ICT 2018 in Vienna, Austria on 6 December.
Five other EU-funded innovators also secured prizes at the awards ceremony.

The FIWARE ICT Challenge is a developers’ competition taking place at the ICT 2018 event. Participants will create apps that make cities a better place to live in, using real-time data from cities and other data sources, together with FIWARE open source components.

After 2 weeks of public voting, the decision is in! 48 dynamic European innovators were longlisted for this year's Innovation Radar Prize. Twenty of those will now move to the next phase and compete in Innovation Radar Prize final, having succeeded in securing the most votes. Come and meet them at the ICT 2018 event in Vienna where they will pitch their innovation to an expert jury!

The European Commission has launched a competition to identify Europe's top future innovators. The public is invited to vote for their favourite among 50 nominees who have been developing innovations through EU-funded projects. The finalists come from every corner of Europe, from SMEs, universities and start-ups and are delivering a diverse set of scientific and technological breakthroughs.
They have been identified through the European Commission's Innovation Radar, a data-driven engine that aims to identify high potential innovations and the key innovators behind them.

Greece has become the twenty-first country to sign the Innovation Radar declaration. Costas Fotakis, Greece’s Alternate Minister for Education, Research and Religious Affairs signed the Innovation Radar declaration on 17 October 2018 in Athens.

Romania is joining the European Blockchain Partnership, the Declaration of Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence, and the Innovation Radar, while Spain is also becoming a member of the Innovation Radar.

On the occasion of the International Girls in ICT day 2018, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, together with 76 MEPs, has sent a letter to ministers of all 28 Member States of the European Union urging them to play a more active role in promoting opportunities for women to participate in the digital sector.